60-Her (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , 60-Her is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:43 (EDT), 60° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:12, 61° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:12, when it sinks below 19° above your western horizon.
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Name
60-Her
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 17h05m22s [4] |
| Declination: | +12°44'26" [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 4.88 (V) [2] 5.04 (BT) [2] 4.89 (VT) [2] 4.85 (G) [4] 4.92 (BP) [4] 4.74 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 42.2 parsec 137.6 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.13 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 51.3 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 103.1° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.75 |
Sources